Experience

Barnburner Productions

• United States
• Advertising Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Owner/Founder

  • Mar 2022 - Present

  Everything listed below and then some. Everything listed below and then some.



Michael Dorman Studios

• Photographer | Director | Producer

  • Aug 2014 - Present

  Worked directly with in-house and out of house stakeholders to produce and capture content to be deployed across multiple media channels.Collaborated with Stakeholders and internal creative teams, in concepting, ideation and development of creative vision for each project.Managed and trafficked all projects and ensured stakeholder sign offs for all aspects of projects.Identified, hired and managed all on-set crew and talent.Created and managed digital asset workflows for clients, providing a structured archive system to ensure a seamless integration into the client’s DAMs.Provided color grading, color correction and matching color.Photoshop expert, created key art and finishing on multiple projects.



Southtown Creative Studios

• United States
• Advertising Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Studio Director | Executive Producer

  • Jan 2021 - Mar 2022

  Studio Director Roles and Responsibilities :Lead the re-positioning of studio’s business model from e-comm to commercial video and stills production and creative development.Managed and oversaw the build out of video and post-production production capabilities.Built a team of producers, project managers and account executives.Drafted and implemented new SOP’s, asset management systems and naming guidelines, and crafted studio policies and best practices, resulting in new operational efficiencies.Worked directly with the Account team, providing guidance and assessing client needs, ensuring that every project would be a client success story.Guided Account Team to identify and leverage key value propositions.Developed and executed business plans.Created monthly and quarterly forecasts.Managed 4 direct reports.Took studio from $175k yearly gross, to $975k in 9 months.Executive Producer Roles and Responsibilities :Collaborated with stakeholders and internal creative teams, to develop strategic development and execution of production that realized the greatest efficiencies and ensured the highest level of project and client success.Identified and onboarded creative vendors and developed strategic creative partnerships.Oversaw and guided creative searches for all projects.Built and managed line budgets, ensuring all project budgets were maintained and that per project profitability forecasts were met.Worked with all creative heads and client stakeholders to ensure seamless execution of creative.Managed and oversaw usage rights, copyright, and talent contracts.



ViSalus

• United States
• Wellness and Fitness Services
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Photographer | Global Media Producer

  • Mar 2014 - Sep 2014

  Managed all aspects of photography and production, from concepting, talent casting, location scouting, and logistics.Identified and on-boarded creative vendors and negotiated vendor contracts for productions nationwide.Managed Talent contracts.Created content that was distributed worldwide to over 40 different countries.Worked directly with the senior design team, to develop creative, visual solutions and maintain consistent and on-brand visual messaging from concept to completion.Spearheaded the re-alignment of team structure and implementation of best of breed workflows within the production studio, resulting in faster project turn-around times and gained efficiencies.Developed and maintained quarterly production schedules.Oversaw and managed yearly budget



SGK

• United States
• Advertising Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Photographer | Production Manager

  • Apr 2012 - Mar 2014

  Developed and created content for use across multiple brands and campaigns.Sourced and coordinated talent casting, location scouting and logistics for a multiple photo shoots.Coordinated with Art Directors, Creative Directors and Account Managers to develop and ideate content that would support brand strategies and marketing initiatives..Created project back-schedules and production timelines.Oversaw DAM integration of created content.Lead retouching artist and color correction expert.



Schawk!

• United States
• Media Production
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Senior Photographer

  • Apr 2012 - Mar 2014

  • Strategic client consultation• Enhancement of current in-house photographic capabilities• Worked directly with client and Art Directors to efficiently and effectively create award winning imagery that exceeds client expectation.• Managed and coordinated photo shoots, talent, location scouting and logistics.• Art Direction • Strategic client consultation• Enhancement of current in-house photographic capabilities• Worked directly with client and Art Directors to efficiently and effectively create award winning imagery that exceeds client expectation.• Managed and coordinated photo shoots, talent, location scouting and logistics.• Art Direction



Herbalife

• United States
• Wellness and Fitness Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Photographer | Producer

  • 2010 - 2012

  Lead development of in-house photographic department and Digital Asset Management system.Responsible for planning and production of photography assignments including Indy 500, Amgen Tour of California, Executive and Doctor portraits, apparel catalog shoots, key art for packaging and product photography.Photographed visiting executives and dignitaries, such as; Madeleine Albright, Antonio Villaregosa, Cho Wan Tae and Condoleezza Rice.Built strong relationships with C Suite executivesColor-correction, retouching and matching color.Cataloging and archiving captured images.

• Photographer | Digital Retouching Artist

  • 2003 - 2010

  Assisted in the capture and documentation of live events.Captured portraits of visiting executives and diplomats and sponsored athletes.Lead deployment of new technologies to assist in color managementRetouching artist working on a wide range of projects for use across multiple delivery platforms.

• Production Artist

  • 1998 - 2003

  World wide packaging with knowledge of global regulatoryStrong knowledge of Consumer Packaged GoodsServicing International Product Marketing needs by producing product comps, label mock-ups, copy correction and foreign language typesetting, while maintaining regulatory compliance accross all brands and sub brands.



Electric Pencil

• Crossfeild and Lino Type-Hell drum scanner operator and Colorist

  • Jan 1995 - Dec 1998

  Expert in Color, Color Calibration and file managementAttended Heidelberg Color schoolDigital Production Operator in charge of color managementand correction for clients consisting of top photographersand magazines often working one-on-one with clients toachieve desired color and quality. Expert in Color, Color Calibration and file managementAttended Heidelberg Color schoolDigital Production Operator in charge of color managementand correction for clients consisting of top photographersand magazines often working one-on-one with clients toachieve desired color and quality.



Holden Color

• Digital Production Artist

  • May 1993 - Jan 1995